Skyway Bridge

Skyway Bridge is a bridge in Adams, Colorado. Skyway Bridge is situated nearby to the power station Metro Wastewater Reclamation District, as well as near the town Commerce City.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cherokee Generating Station and Riverside Cemetery.

Cherokee Generating Station

Power station

Cherokee Generating Station is a natural gas-fired power plant in North Washington, Colorado, about 5 miles north of downtown Denver. Cherokee currently has a nameplate capacity of 1006.4 megawatts and a net summer capacity of 886 megawatts, making it the largest power plant in Adams County and the second-largest natural gas–fired plant in the state behind Fort St. Cherokee Generating Station is situated 3,500 feet west of Skyway Bridge.

Riverside Cemetery

Cemetery

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Riverside Cemetery, established in 1876, is Denver, Colorado's oldest operating cemetery. More than 67,000 people are buried there, including 1,000 veterans. Riverside Cemetery is situated 1 mile southwest of Skyway Bridge.

48th & Brighton/National Western Center station

Railway station

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48th & Brighton/National Western Center station is a Regional Transportation District commuter rail station on the N Line in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. 48th & Brighton/National Western Center station is situated 1½ miles southwest of Skyway Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Commerce City and Elyria-Swansea.

Commerce City

Town

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Commerce City is a home rule city located in Adams County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 62,418 at the 2020 United States census, a 35.95% increase since the 2010 United States census.

Elyria-Swansea

Suburb

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Elyria-Swansea is a neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. It is located in East Denver, on the northeast side of the city. In 2007, the neighborhood had 7,218 residents and 1,787 households. Elyria-Swansea is situated 1½ miles south of Skyway Bridge.

Globeville

Suburb

Globeville is a neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Globeville is located in the area traditionally called North Denver. Globeville is situated 2½ miles southwest of Skyway Bridge.

Skyway Bridge

Type: Bridge
Category: transportation
Location: Adams, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.80519° or 39° 48′ 19″ north

Longitude

-104.95209° or 104° 57′ 8″ west

Open location code

85FQR24X+35

OpenStreetMap ID

way 684476683

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=bridge

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